Packhouse Facilities

Eating crunchy, juicy AAFL apple around the year is possible due to Controlled Atmosphere Storage.
 
CA Storage involves carefully placing the apple in large airtight refrigerated rooms where temperature, oxygen, carbon-di-oxide and humidity are carefully monitored. This controlled atmosphere slows down the respiration rate of the fruit which in turn slows the ripening process.

• Extended storage life resulting round the year availability
• Maintenance of fruit firmness
• Stops the development of certain storage disorders such as scald in apples, and slow the growth of decay organisms
• Realization of higher degree of turgidity so that fruit appears juicier and crunchier
• Better retention of nutrients
• Effective control of disease causing micro organisms

• Latest high end 8 Lane automatic equipment
• Provision of automatic crate dumping
• Produce sorted according to Size, Color and Weight
• Infrared CCD cameras used for sorting by size
• A color CCD camera system is used to sort the fruit by color
• Integrated Software
• Special cups suitable for sorting Apples of different shapes and sizes
• Special Bins for storage of Apple being used
• Gentle Bin Fillers to avoid fruit damage
• All the contact parts of machine with fruit made of food grade material

• Latest high end 4 Lane automatic equipment
• Produce sorted according to Weight
• Integrated Software
• Additional provision of Colour & Size Grading
• Infrared CCD cameras used for sorting by size.
• A color CCD camera system is used to sort the fruit by color
• Special cups suitable for sorting Apples of different shapes and sizes
• Bin Destackers
• Provision of Apple Washing in Bin Dumper with Chlorine 
  treatment before packing
• All the contact parts of machine with fruit, made of food 
  grade material